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The Banned Bookshop of Maggie Banks Kindle Edition

by Shauna Robinson (Author) Format: Kindle Edition
4.1 4.1 out of 5 stars 827 ratings
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"A sparkling bookish story about rules just begging to be broken." — Abby Jimenez, New York Times bestselling author of Part of Your World and The Friend Zone

I, Maggie Banks, solemnly swear to uphold the rules of Cobblestone Books. If only, I, Maggie Banks, believed in following the rules.

When Maggie Banks arrives in Bell River to run her best friend's struggling bookstore, she expects to sell bestsellers to her small-town clientele. But running a bookstore in a town with a famously bookish history isn't easy. Bell River's literary society insists on keeping the bookstore stuck in the past, and Maggie is banned from selling anything written this century. So, when a series of mishaps suddenly tip the bookstore toward ruin, Maggie will have to get creative to keep the shop afloat.

And in Maggie's world, book rules are made to be broken.

To help save the store, Maggie starts an underground book club, running a series of events celebrating the books readers actually love. But keeping the club quiet, selling forbidden books, and dodging the literary society is nearly impossible. Especially when Maggie unearths a town secret that could upend everything. 

Maggie will have to decide what's more important: the books that formed a small town's history, or the stories poised to change it all.

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I, Maggie Banks, solemnly swear to uphold the rules of Cobblestone Books. If only, I, Maggie Banks..
Praise from Booklist and Country Living
Praise from Iman Hariri-Kia, author of A Hundred Other Girls

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"Shauna writes for the girls without dream jobs, the pandemic babies who moved back in with their parents and are just trying to figure it out, and the extroverts who find purpose in bringing people together. This novel is a book lover's dream, with subtle social commentary to boot." ― Iman Hariri-Kia, author of A Hundred Other Girls

"The Banned Bookshop of Maggie Banks is a charming romcom about finding your own path and never being scared to break the rules. It’s also an uplifting celebration of the power of books to change people’s lives. Visit your favorite bookstore, curl up in a comfy chair and savor every word!" ― Freya Sampson, author of The Last Chance Library

As recommended by Good Housekeeping, Country Living, and more!

"Delightful and deeply felt, The Banned Bookshop of Maggie Banks is one woman’s instantly compelling search for herself woven into a celebration of how stories enliven and inspire community. It’s the perfect book for book lovers." ― Emily Wibberley & Austin Siegemund-Broka, authors of The Roughest Draft

"This richly-plotted romance from Robinson (Must Love Books) is full of charming characters and will appeal to fans of Jenny Colgan, Abbi Waxman, and Katarina Bivald." ― Library Journal

"Consider me an official member of the Maggie army! I found myself rooting for every character in this warm, welcoming tale of a woman coming into her own. If you’ve ever found comfort in a book―or a bookstore―then you’ll enjoy watching Maggie discover how powerful the right story in the right hands can be." ― Lucy Gilmore, author of The Lonely Hearts Book Club

"A sparkling bookish story about rules just begging to be broken…I couldn’t get enough!" ― Abby Jimenez, New York Times bestselling author of Part of Your World and The Friend Zone

"Charming, uplifting, and funny." ― Booklist

About the Author

Shauna Robinson’s love of books led her to try a career in publishing before deciding she’d rather write books instead. Originally from San Diego, she now lives in Virginia with her husband and their sleepy greyhound. Shauna is an introvert at heart―she spends most of her time reading, baking, and figuring out the politest way to avoid social interaction. Must Love Books is her debut novel.

Product details

  • ASIN ‏ : ‎ B09RTHLTJD
  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Sourcebooks Landmark (November 1, 2022)
  • Publication date ‏ : ‎ November 1, 2022
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • File size ‏ : ‎ 2532 KB
  • Text-to-Speech ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • Screen Reader ‏ : ‎ Supported
  • Enhanced typesetting ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • X-Ray ‏ : ‎ Not Enabled
  • Word Wise ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • Sticky notes ‏ : ‎ On Kindle Scribe
  • Print length ‏ : ‎ 336 pages
  • Customer Reviews:
    4.1 4.1 out of 5 stars 827 ratings

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Shauna Robinson’s love of books led her to try a career in publishing before deciding she’d rather write books instead. Originally from San Diego, she now lives in Virginia with her husband and their sleepy greyhound. Shauna is an introvert at heart—she spends most of her time reading, baking, and figuring out the politest way to avoid social interaction. She is the author of Must Love Books and The Banned Bookshop of Maggie Banks.

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I haven't read a book this fast in a long time. I genuinely ignored stuff to just pick up this book. This book will definitely be on my recommend to anyone list. It truly feels like a love letter to people who genuinely love books. This book really speaks to how censorship and restrictions to protect something can kill that thing. It doesn't get political or anything like that but it does speak to people in control only seeing what they want and what they view as important represented while ignoring what people around them need. It shows how people in power force that on people below them in a working environment. Maggie is a woman trying to find herself. She discovers a love of reading and through that where she belongs. Her self awareness and accountability are inspiring.she is a rebel and a rule breaker but in a very wonderful open way.this book also speaks to something I really dislike about the reading community which is book snobs. If you read no matter what you read it's valuable and it is adding to the nourishment of your soul. But again like I said it's a love letter to book readers. I can't recommend it enough. It's beautifully written, romance is in here but very much an afterthought which I love because I love reading about this strong smart woman of color finding who she is and setting her own pace. This book is 5 out of 5 stars 11 out of 10 definitely pick it up if you can.
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4.0 out of 5 stars Fun filled low angst romance
Reviewed in the United States on April 9, 2024
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This book read month continues, when drifting outsiders arrives to River Bell, she gets scared by the number of statues with moustaches. Is this a cult???

A fun filled book about friendship, finding yourself and creating community
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L W Stubenrauch
5.0 out of 5 stars Great story!
Reviewed in the United States on March 18, 2024
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I love that although the heroine is quite lost at the beginning, things turn around in unexpected and interesting ways. Great characters, books abound, but it wasn't your typical rom com novel either. Kept me reading and wondering and laughing. Highly recommend.
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Marshel1969
3.0 out of 5 stars Meh.....
Reviewed in the United States on July 16, 2023
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This was a little slow and chaotic sometimes with the plot and main character's decisions. Maggie was a bit too much at times making it hard to root for her and her elaborate ideas. She seemed childish and was proud with the fact she knew just enough for her to get by in life. That's why it was hard to come around that her character who hates to read would be running a historical literature bookstore.

The chemistry was there with her and Ralph Bell's (descendant of Edward Bell) assistant Malcolm. It did have that going for it. Ralph was very tough and my favorite character. The dialogue was mostly Maggie's making decisions on the fly leading to some good and bad ideas for her and the town. (When you read the book this sentence will make sense.) I felt some of the book were page fillers that were frustrating. The supporting characters were great and saved the book.
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Brian L. Baker
4.0 out of 5 stars A very cute book, with a nice turn of story.
Reviewed in the United States on December 30, 2023
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I would have given 4.5 stars to it if I could. It’s a solid and fun story, that I wish had more character and scene development. But it inspires me as a librarian and a supporter of banned books to think of a privately owned bookstore that provides access to banned books.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Loved this book!
Reviewed in the United States on March 9, 2024
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I haven't read a book this fast in a long time. I genuinely ignored stuff to just pick up this book. This book will definitely be on my recommend to anyone list. It truly feels like a love letter to people who genuinely love books. This book really speaks to how censorship and restrictions to protect something can kill that thing. It doesn't get political or anything like that but it does speak to people in control only seeing what they want and what they view as important represented while ignoring what people around them need. It shows how people in power force that on people below them in a working environment. Maggie is a woman trying to find herself. She discovers a love of reading and through that where she belongs. Her self awareness and accountability are inspiring.she is a rebel and a rule breaker but in a very wonderful open way.this book also speaks to something I really dislike about the reading community which is book snobs. If you read no matter what you read it's valuable and it is adding to the nourishment of your soul. But again like I said it's a love letter to book readers. I can't recommend it enough. It's beautifully written, romance is in here but very much an afterthought which I love because I love reading about this strong smart woman of color finding who she is and setting her own pace. This book is 5 out of 5 stars 11 out of 10 definitely pick it up if you can.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Loved this book!
Reviewed in the United States on March 9, 2024
I haven't read a book this fast in a long time. I genuinely ignored stuff to just pick up this book. This book will definitely be on my recommend to anyone list. It truly feels like a love letter to people who genuinely love books. This book really speaks to how censorship and restrictions to protect something can kill that thing. It doesn't get political or anything like that but it does speak to people in control only seeing what they want and what they view as important represented while ignoring what people around them need. It shows how people in power force that on people below them in a working environment. Maggie is a woman trying to find herself. She discovers a love of reading and through that where she belongs. Her self awareness and accountability are inspiring.she is a rebel and a rule breaker but in a very wonderful open way.this book also speaks to something I really dislike about the reading community which is book snobs. If you read no matter what you read it's valuable and it is adding to the nourishment of your soul. But again like I said it's a love letter to book readers. I can't recommend it enough. It's beautifully written, romance is in here but very much an afterthought which I love because I love reading about this strong smart woman of color finding who she is and setting her own pace. This book is 5 out of 5 stars 11 out of 10 definitely pick it up if you can.
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Dawn Stafford
4.0 out of 5 stars easy read.
Reviewed in the United States on March 10, 2024
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I did enjoy this book. Maggie the main character was a little aggravating though. But of course if she hadn’t been there wouldn’t have been a story. Lol. It seems like she flys by the seat of her pants with no real thought as to what could happen and when something goes wrong pivots and boom somehow makes it right. The light romance is sweet and her bond with her best friend is heart warming. All in all a good book.
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galatireads
5.0 out of 5 stars Obsessed
Reviewed in the United States on May 1, 2024
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Even though I typically read romance novels, this book is one of my favorite reads for this year. Maggie is resilient and just the right amount of rule breaking for me. Highly recommend this book for those who rediscovered their love of books as an adult.
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Tonya
4.0 out of 5 stars A fun, relatable read about a late 20's reluctant reader who finds her calling
Reviewed in the United States on June 9, 2023
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I bought this book because I wanted to read about a bookish adult Black woman, but it's about so much more than that.

It's about being a reluctant reader and standing up for banned books. It's about the legacy of a renown male author whose fame is the result of a long buried secret. It's about a small town who profits from that fame and must reckon with it. It's about being an adult and feeling pressured to have your life figured out when you aren't quite sure of your worth. It's about applying unconventional skills to make a dull job more fun and find your calling.

I really enjoyed and related to this book and would happily read it again.
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christiane
5.0 out of 5 stars Entertaining
Reviewed in Canada on March 21, 2024
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Lovely, entertaining and well written.
It was the right book to read in bed before sleep. Did not give me any anxiety. Very relaxing.
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